Apparatus fob dyeing and bleaching yarns in the skein



M. DELANY. APPARATUS FOR DYEING YARN IN THE SKEIN.

N0. 19,184. Patented Jan. 26, 1858.

UNITE MATTHEW DELANY, OF CLINTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

APPARATUS FOR DYEING AND BLEACHING YARNS IN THE SKEIN.

Specification of Letters Patent No.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MATTHEW DELANY, ofClinton, in the county of WVorcester and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented a new or Improved Machine for Dyeing Skeins of Yarn, suchmachine being also applicable for bleaching or washing skeins or forimbuing them with any liquid matter; and I do hereby declare that thesame is fully described and represented in the following specificationand the accompanying drawings, of which Figure 1, is a side elevation ofthe said machine. Fig. 2, is a longitudinal, central and verticalsection of it. Fig. 3, an end elevation of it. Fig. 4, a vertical andtransverse section. Fig. 5, a top view of the dye vat, and mechanismapplied to the side thereof. Fig. 6, a top view of one roller of theupper series of carrying rollers. Fig. 7 an end view of the said roller.

In such drawings A denotes a vat or cistern, above which is arranged, amovable frame B, which is suspended over the vat, by means of two setsof bands or belts C, C, D, D, which pass over two rollers E, E, arrangedin the upper part of a guide frame F. This frame F, may be supposed tobe attached to, and extended from a ceiling of an apartment or from theupper board or part a, of a frame Gr, within which the vat is arrangedas shown in the drawings. From the said rollers E E, the belts C C, D D,proceed downward and are attached to a Windlass H, the said belts andwindlass being for the purpose of enabling the frame B to be lowereddownward or raised upward as circumstances may require.

In order that both ends of the frame B may move, a like distance, in thesame time, each of the upright bars I) of such frame B has a rack ofteeth 0 formed upon its outer side and made to engage with a small gearor pinion (Z carried by the guide frame F The two lower horizontal bars6 e of the frame B carry two sets of rollers I I, K K, the upper set I Ibeing pressure rollers and placed respectively and directly over andoperating in connection with the upper set of supporting or carryingrollers K K. Underneath and at some distance from the series of rollersK K is another set of supporting or carrying rollers L L whose jour nalsare sustained by two turning frames M M, which are hinged to oppositesides of the frame B in such manner as to be capable 19,184, datedJanuary 26, 1858".

of being turned upward through an angle of about 180, and there held inposition by means of a hook f (supported by the guide frame F) made toenter a staple or eye 9 of the turning frame. The object of such a modeof applying the turning frame to the frame B is to enable it to beturned upward out of the way of a person, preparatory to either chargingthe machine with skeins to be dyed or removing skeins from it after theymay have been dyed. The lower horizontal bar 71, of each. turning frameis provided with aseries of cylindrical holes 2' 2' for the reception ofthe journal of the rollers L L; and beside this, each of the said bars hextends through vertical mortises or slots made in the two vertical bars7c 70 of the turning frame as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, that is, so thatthe bar may be moved either upward or downward by means of adjusting orextension screws Z Z, m m applied to the said bar 77. and the verticalbars of the frame M, as shown in the drawings. The object of so applyingeach bar 71. to its frame M and furnishing such frame with screws Z Z,1% m, is to enable the skeins to be extended tightly on theirsupport-ing rollers, each skein, when placed in the machine, beingsustained in position by one roller of the upper series and one of thelower series of supporting or carrying rollers K K, L -L, as shown at Sin Figs. 2 and 4. Bars N N rest on journals of the pressure rollers I Iand are forced downward by spiral springs 0 0, the object of suchpressure rollers being to maintain the skeins in close contact with theupper series of carrying rollers in order that each of such skeins whenin the dye vat shall be certain to revolve with its carrying roller. Themachine is calculated to carrying more than one skein on each of itsrollers, the drawings exhibiting four of these as applied to eachroller.

In order to separate the skeins and keep them from overriding oneanother I combine with their upper series of supporting rollers and withthe frame B, a mechanism which may be thus described.

Levers, p, p, crossing one another like the blades of a pair of scissorsare arranged on a fulcrum or rod 9, arranged between the upper carryingrollers and supported 1n a movable frame, 8, as shown in Figs. 2, and 4,there being three sets of such levers on each rod arranged between tworollers that may be next adjacent to one another. One

of the levers of each set on each rod or fulcrum g, is attached to atransverse bar, 1", while the other lever of such set, is attached toanother transverse bar, 8, disposed as shown in said Figs. 2, and, 4.The several bars 1, r, are jointed to a horizontal slide frame, 25,while the several bars 8, are jointed to another similar slide frame, u.When the two slide frames, t, u, are moved in opposite directionslongitudinally, the crossed levers, will be closed together, but whenthe slide frames are each moved in reverse directions, the crossedlevers will be opened apart and made to pass between the skins so as toprevent the latter from coming in contact with and overriding oneanother. Preparatory, to the skeins being applied to the rollers, theskein separating mechanisms may be raised upward from between therollers and maintained at a suitable height above the same by means ofhooks 'v, o, and eyes or staples w, to, applied respectively to theframe 8,-

and the frame, B, in the positions as shown in Fig. 2.

The two lower horizontal bars or supporting roller rests e, e, of theframe B, are formed (as shown in side view in Fig. 8) with recesses, y,3 for the reception of the journals of the upper set of skein supportingrollers, K, K, the form of each recess being as shown in said Fig. 8.These recesses are not intended to support the journals of the rollers,while the said rollers are being put in revolution, but they should beso made that while the journals of the rollers are resting on'slidehooks, z, z, 2, the lower parts of the said recesses should prevent therollers from revolving on their axes, the rollers being free to revolvewhen raised into the upper and. larger part of the recess. Where thejournals of the rollers enter the recesses, the said journals are formedsquare or of such other shape as will enable the lower part of the saidrecesses to prevent the rotation of their rollers while the ournals arein the said lower or smaller parts of the recesses. IVhen, however, thedipping frame, B, is lowered down into the vat A, the journals of theupper carrying rollers (in order that the rollers may be put in revolution) are moved into the larger parts of the recesses and rest andrevolve in bearings, a, a, made in two bars, Z), I), attached to theopposite sides of the vat A, as shown in Figs, 4:, and, 5. In connectionwith the several bearings on one side of the vat, a set of key shafts c,c, c, is applied to the side of the frame, the shafts of the seriesbeing connected by gears d, d, 03, (applied to them respectively) all asshown in Figs. 1, and 5. The inner end of each of these key shafts isformed with a fork or recess 6, to receive the end of a carrying rollerK, when the latter is depressed upon the vat the end of the journal ofthe carrying roller being so formed as to cause the roller to be skeinsof yarn, is to be lowered into the vat,

in order that, not only, may the skeins be introduced into the liquor ofthe vat, but their upper carrying rollers be brought into engagementwith the mechanism for putting them in rotation. While such rotatingmechanism is in operation, the skeins will be revolved within the liquorso as to be thoroughly impregnated with it, and the dye will be evenlyapplied to each. The operation of raising the skeins out of the vat andremoving them from the machine will be readily understood by anypractical dyer.

To each turning frame, I apply a guide bar, f, the same being arrangedwithin the said frame and directly over the lower rollers, L, L, L, asshown in the drawings, such bars being for the purpose of preventing theouter skeins from running laterally out of line or from jamming betweenthe rollers and their rest bars, as well as for maintaining the saidouter skeins in vertical planes while they are in revolution.

Having thus described my machine I would remark, that I claim- 1.Combining with the vat, A, and the movable frame, B, two series ofsupporting rollers, K, K, K, L, L, L, the pressure rollers I, I, I, andthe key shafts, 0, 0, and their gears or mechanism for rotating suchsupporting rollers, when the skeins are lowered into the vat the wholebeing made to operate together substantially as described.

2. I also claim combining with the supporting rollers and theirsustaining frame, the mechanism for separating the skeins, or keepingthem separate and from overriding one another while they are inrevolution.

3. I also claim the mode of constructing such skein separatingmechanism, viz, of a combination of crossed levers, and two slide framesarranged so as to operate together substantially as set forth.

4:. I also claim the mode of making the dipping frame, viz, of a frame,B, and two turning frames, M, M, applied so as to operate togethersubstantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my signature.

MATTHEW DELANY. Witnesses R. H. EDDY, F. R. HALE, J r.

